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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | 1:34 p.m.
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A federal lawsuit seeks to wipe out the long-held tradition of allowing Nevada voters to vent their spleens by casting a vote for "none of these candidates," saying the selection disenfranchises voters who make that choice on their ballots.
The suit, posted at right, was filed by local law firm Snell and Wilmer, but Michael T. Morley, listed as seeking to be co-counsel, is a DC lawyer who served in George W. Bush's administration and is a member of the Republican National Lawyers Association. One of the plaintiffs is ex-Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, a well-known Republican leader who has endorsed Mitt Romney, and another is James Degraffenreid, who is secretary of the state GOP.
So this is unquestionably a Republican effort. But why? Worried that too many "none of the above" votes could hurt Romney or Sen. Dean Heller ("none of the above" only is used in statewide races)?
Trying to get comment from Team Nevada/Romney folks....
So it's not really a "federal" lawsuit as in the feds filed it, it is a Republican lawsuit filed in Federal court. Yet another in the long list of Republican working to deny choice in elections. From picking the politically correct party-approved candidate in primary elections to purging voter records this bunch does it all. Truly the death throes of a once well-regarded party.
Another silly lawsuit with no merit. If a voter is disenchanted with all the candidates for a certain office, JUST LEAVE THE BOXES BLANK. No law against that, and the rest of the ballot will be valid.
So this is what they call "democracy at work". And somehow the goal of our military is to spread democracy through out the world. Sad... Maybe the actual goal is to spread lawyers through out the world. Keep everything bogged down nice and tight, and gridlocked to the nth degree.
Fed up with BOTH parties?
All you have to do is call your county clerk to get the form to re-register as a "nonpartisan" ("Independent" is a political party). Leave off your phone number and eventually you won't get any more robo calls.
Nevada is one of eight states that do not permit write-in votes. That is, Nevada does not allow the voter to write in the name of an alternative candidate.
I wouldn't mind at all seeing "None of the Above" eliminated. It's merely a pointless protest.
After the "None" choice is gone then replace it with the more useful write-in option.
Voters who are dissatisfied with the candidates offered could thus write in the name of an alternative person instead of simply voting None of the Above.
Write-in votes should be made legal in Nevada.
By the way the eight states that prohibit write-in votes at present are HI, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SC, SD
Ref : http://tinyurl.com/2oxbb
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They can't take none of the above away from me